HOW many of yall are growing beards?? I believe its time to kick the tradition in high gear in honor of THE ORIGINAL SIX battles with our I-94 brethren!!! I had to shave Friday for Mother's Day but now I am home free for the summer!!! This is the last time Wings and Hawks will ever meet in playoffs unless it for the Battle of Le Cup of Lord Stanley. WHY I LOVE HOCKEY:

1. GAME 7'S HAVE NO PEER IN ALL OF SPORTS 2. THE TRADITIONAL POSTGAME SHAKE 3. DONT TOUCH THE CONFERENCE TROPHY 4. GROWING OF THE BEARD 5. NO BETTER LAST TWO MINUTES IN SPORTS 6. GUYS LIKE NUMBER 40- THE HANK!!!! 7. WEARING THE 'C' IN HOCKEY MEANS SOMETHING 8. NO TIME OUTS UNTIL END OF GAMES 9. THE JERSEYS 10.THE HANDOFF OF THE CUP BY THE CAPTAIN CLASSY COMMENTS AND INTERVIEWS... like our 'A' Nik Kromwall after the game on FSD last night. I get FSD-Detroit on my ATnT U-Verse but I only see the replays of games,not LIVE. So after I went to fix an outage at 2:30AM, I was able to come home and watch the game at 4AM!!!!! (I'm off today)....So as Nik was being interviewed by Keating he says at the end "And We want to thank YOU guys..I hear its your last game (Fox Sports last game-all games will be on NBC Sports)Thanks to you guys and all the fans back home. We NEED you guys....."( Even The HANK thanked the fans back home!!!)

Yes, it did piss me off that the NHL would schedule a Game 7 at 10PM at night for its greatest fan base in the league on a Sunday night-Mothers Day-knowing Detroit fans have to go to work the next morning!!!!!!!!!!! Thank U WINGS for slapping Bettman in the face with a gutsy performance. And the Wing Fans in the crowd were AWESOME!!...NO one has a better out of state fan base than we do!!

I have to add this. Growing up a 'poor black child' in Detroit and having the blessing of diversity to love Hockey and my Red Wings has been one of the joys of my life. I really feel sorry for people who only knows what they know 'inside' their race or culture. Growing up on CKLW, CBC, WJR, WCHB, WJLB, WRIF , WDRQ and WGPR has made me the man I am today. I cant remember the last time that we've been the underdogs (7th or 8th seed) but it feels good to have the shoe on the other foot this time!

Blackhawks in 5..(sorry- i had to......cant jinx us now!!.......ah, tradition)

its a silly rule...u KNOW its a penalty to do it, so why would a player flick it in the stands ON PURPOSE????

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A Wing flipped it out earlier in the year when the Blackhawks had the opening season points streak going and the Wings had a chance to end it...but a flip into the stands with less than 3 minutes left lead to a penalty, a power play, a tie and an OT victory by the Hawks

It would make it easier to play glass out when the opposing team forechecks you heavy and make it easier to play boxplay. It's hard enough as it is to score in hockey today imo. Seeing the team that tries to put pressure on the other team go back and grab the puck in it's own zone all the time really kills the fun for me.

It would make it easier to play glass out when the opposing team forechecks you heavy and make it easier to play boxplay. It's hard enough as it is to score in hockey today imo. Seeing the team that tries to put pressure on the other team go back and grab the puck in it's own zone all the time really kills the fun for me.

I just thought to myself that the ambiance loss is already there with the safety net. However, I do look forward to many good points from you in the future and I will do my best to publicly acknowledge them.

The problem is that the bar is set so high with you. We can't very well check the "like" button with EVERYTHING you say. Ive restrained myself to checking the button on only the best of the best comments you make.

BUT did HANK do it on 'purpose;' with 3 minutes to go leading by only one!!?? How about a little common sense ? Even NBC Sports said it will reviewed for dismissal this off season/

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A rule is a rule but I agree with you. Maybe they could do something like in the last 3 minutes, only the trailing team gets a penalty in that situation? But if you leave yet another thing to the refs discretion...

A rule is a rule but I agree with you. Maybe they could do something like in the last 3 minutes, only the trailing team gets a penalty in that situation? But if you leave yet another thing to the refs discretion...

The problem is that the bar is set so high with you. We can't very well check the "like" button with EVERYTHING you say. Ive restrained myself to checking the button on only the best of the best comments you make.

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You better start liking my posts or I will be forced to posting those cross-dressing photos that you kept messaging me last year.